Rescue wing featured on outdoor network

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  The 106th Rescue Wing will be featured on the Outdoor Life Network Feb. 17.

The episode of “The Best and Worst of Tred Barta” originally aired Jan. 27.

The Air National Guard wing from the Long Island, N.Y., area has been performing rescue missions since 1975. After Hurricane Katrina, they rescued 160 people from their rooftops. They also appeared in the movie, “The Perfect Storm.”

To date, the unit has saved 464 people.